Piccard AX-6W N69US

31 May 1976 · Quincy, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 31 May 1976 at about 06:55 local time, a Piccard AX-6W registered N69US, operated by Lockheed Ballo, was involved in an accident during in flight near Quincy, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 31 May 1976 at 06:55
Classification: Accident
Location: Quincy, California, United States
Nearest airport: Gansner
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piccard AX-6W
Registration: N69US
Category: Balloon
Operator: Lockheed Ballo
Operating rule: Flying Club
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-1171

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	0	0	2	1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER ENCOUNTERING DOWN DRAFT. EQUIPPED WITH 3 BUTANE BURNERS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-1171, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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